Plain text is readable by every device, app, and tool, now and decades from now. Joplin is free, open source, and encrypted by default, with sync across every platform. Learn how to convert your plain text files to Joplin in a few simple steps below.
Convert your notes
With your Plain Text files in a folder or .zip file, the conversion itself takes seconds. We'll use our app Notes Convert, the only notes conversion tool on the market, that runs entirely on your device. You can download Notes Convert here. It's free for 50 notes, and inexpensive for unlimited notes.
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Import into Notes Convert: Open Notes Convert and set the import format to Plain Text. Click Open Folder… and select the folder with your Plain Text notes, or click Open File… and select a .zip of that folder. Notes Convert wraps them into the target format with titles and text preserved.
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Choose Joplin and convert: Pick Joplin as the output format, click Convert, choose where to save your notes, and wait for the conversion.
Import into Joplin
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Open Joplin on your computer: Import is available in the desktop app.
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Go to File → Import: If you exported your notes as Joplin, choose ENEX - Evernote Export File (as Markdown) and select the .enex file Notes Convert produced. If you exported them as Joplin (Markdown) instead, choose MD - Markdown (Directory) and select the folder with the .md files Notes Convert produced.
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Find your imported notes: Joplin places everything into a new notebook named after the imported file or folder, ready for tags and reorganization.
Done
Your Joplin notes are ready to be used any way you want. Enjoy!
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